Amazon & KDPBooks without reviews struggle to sell. It is that simple. As an author of more than 113 self-published books, I have watched books with a handful of honest reviews outsell books with none, regardless of quality. Here is how to…
Book ReviewsDiscover over 36 ways to show author appreciation, from engaging on social media to creative testimonials. Support the storytellers who enrich our lives.
Amazon & KDPYou know your book will sell, but the sheer weight of everything between draft and published makes you want to quit. You do not have to carry it alone. A small team of volunteers and contractors gets it done faster…
Amazon & KDPGoodreads has millions of readers and a troll problem to match, full of fake reviews, extortion scams, and no real support when things go wrong. For most authors the abuse outweighs the exposure. Here is what actually goes wrong on…
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AI WritingRichard Lowe (The Writing King) joins leadership coach Drew Sutton to unpack what actually sits behind a powerful book: the ghostwriter, and specifically
Book ReviewsHundreds of inventive writing exercises built to banish the blank page and build a daily creative habit through low-stakes, playful practice. A solid exercise book, though it builds fluency instead of craft, and its whole value depends on actually doing…
Book ReviewsA forty-eight-page primer on grammar basics, parts of speech, sentence construction, punctuation, with clear, simple explanations. Well pitched for someone intimidated by grammar, but too thin for anyone past the beginner stage. A fine first step most writers will quickly…
Book ReviewsA categorized bank of SF-flavored language across the subgenres, handy for breaking out of stock phrasing. The catch is sharper in SF: generic shared phrasing works against the original, world-specific vocabulary that distinguishes strong science fiction, and it teaches no…
Book ReviewsA combined phrase bank for romance, emotion, and erotica, modestly useful for brainstorming. The phrase-book problems sharpen here by genre: ready-made phrasing works against the fresh writing these cliche-prone genres most need, and toward the parody they are mocked for.…
Book ReviewsSix working novelists on characterization, paired with a practical questionnaire for the deep interrogation that produces fuller, more convincing people. A solid mix of inspiration and method, held back because a questionnaire informs but does not guarantee a living character,…
Book ProposalMost nonfiction books are sold before they are written, on the strength of a proposal, and this is the standard agent's-eye guide to that document. It breaks down every component and teaches the key lesson: a proposal sells, it does…
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